Baclofen dosage after traumatic spinal cord injury: A multi-decade retrospective analysis

Highlights • Over greater than 20 years, oral baclofen dosage was observed to have increased from time of prescription. • The greatest increase (4.99 mg/year) was observed for patients whose spinal cord injury was caused by a motor vehicle accident. • After spinal cord injury, gunshot wound patients...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2015-02, Vol.129, p.50-56
Hauptverfasser:	Veerakumar, Ashan, Cheng, Jennifer J, Sunshine, Abraham, Ye, Xiaobu, Zorowitz, Richard D, Anderson, William S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Adult Age Aged Baclofen Baclofen - administration & dosage Baclofen - therapeutic use Child Cohort Studies Drug dosages Female Hospitalization Humans Injections, Spinal - methods Male Medical prognosis Middle Aged Muscle Relaxants, Central - administration & dosage Muscle Relaxants, Central - therapeutic use Muscle Spasticity - drug therapy Neurology Neurosurgery Paralysis Patients Retrospective Studies Spasticity Spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injuries - drug therapy Spinal cord injury Traffic accidents & safety Wounds, Gunshot - drug therapy Young Adult
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Over greater than 20 years, oral baclofen dosage was observed to have increased from time of prescription. • The greatest increase (4.99 mg/year) was observed for patients whose spinal cord injury was caused by a motor vehicle accident. • After spinal cord injury, gunshot wound patients were prescribed oral baclofen sooner than motor vehicle accident patients.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.11.023